Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-29
ORDINANCE NO. so7.

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mRnk tie rghx and am&AoEisy vEsF q slriD q
| lan1 thEriF feet uide n. nlo1s upsn and
ever the sskes1s e11 alleys aloaE IL eolrss
kMreinnfisr Described; % iocaae, e1nstruca
and iay 6oHu upon and along I'D strip e
one o. m1Ee trzckH, and forever 70 mHinfA1a
1n1 operni< snes rnilgays upon the eo1dlftoEs
preaer1had N 1bia 0rdinn8eEs kruy1ded, thai
the sid Balm shRm Bias Railway Asxig1
tion conpaay. ~ succsssans aa4 ssaigns. shAli
b liarle 70 he eHnezs u property ehatkiee
upon said ssreets asd alleys for an damages
esnssd ~ ne iayins aoWa 81 sad track e.
tracks, 10 b. asesrsaiaed upon tAs petttlon
q saeh pr0psrty swnsEs In shs msaasr pro
vi6ed ~ izW-
ssa 4 Taat TIE sulsswing Il dsecrspissn
q he strip Of lad thiry feet vide hereia
sFantsd b. TIE aHld BsllinghAn Bag Raflz1y 4
Navigaron Campsnys - snceessors and a.
sIEnE, to-sit: F1ltess feet In wsdth On both
aid Of the foilsWfng describad cenfer line,
10 wit cammencing a. 9 point o. the noFFh
Boundary lire producsd o. columbls street. Ia
Terry Third Addition 70 Seattle affy-thFse
fsea wssfs.Iy al risAt angles frum ths EASTERN
boundary line q Railroad Ayonae e he ea<Ee
10 nxes and described ~ Ordinances No. s0t 81
toe CITY q Seattle. and running from thenes
nortkeEly parailel 20 the east boundary line 81
sAif 1Rafffoad Avsnus and nt 9 unifo. N dis
tsnee Of efty-thrss feet thersfron 20 the north.
ern tarm nns a. said Railroad Avsnue.
Sec. 3 Thaf the rights here granted 70
\ - a. r. nnIl ~
Company, is successors Gnd assigns, are upon
me following eonalftooss to-wtst
First-said company. iis Successors and as-
signs. nhall allow each owner and oecurant Of
wharf contiguous 70 sid railway, or 70 TIE
strees In uhieh the same II located or 70 b
constructed. to have aide track connecting
aid railway with The WArehoass upon such
wharf; Rrovided, hoseveK, that such SIDE
ilacks shall Be constructed aed kept in repair
By and a. The expenss Of eaid wharf owner or
occupant. and the same sh II be suhject 70
sueh reasonable regulations - % the opening
ana elosinaof switches a. said company may
from time 70 time establish. And for the pHF
pose Of aNDrdisg snch wharf ewnsrs and 90
cupznts free access 10 and from their Wharves,
warehouses ana mAnufacsories situated on
e thar side a sald railway sues wharf owners
and occupants shall have the right 10 put IN
and maintain switches and ~ lway crossings
over the tracks q said company In such maq-
ner Is mar be req enable at the expeR-e n
the person aesirfngA use the same ~ 70 con-
struetlon and repair. and also subject TO Ike
reasonable regulations.
Sscond-That the rights granted b. this Or
dinance shall not operate % deprive any per-
son oWning or claiming lRndE, Wharvss %
other improvements Of any Water front or lit
toFal rigbts, OF o. any rights Whatever, except
the land and space expressly granted 70 said
railway company, It's successors and assigns,
hu thta lrdfannea
Third-That said railway ahali be construct
ed OF . sommon lsvel with the wharves along
said right OF way a. the same nov 10 or may be
establishes BY Ordinances Of the City Of Seattle.
FouFtb-fhst Whenever said track or tracks
shall . crossed OF re.eEcsssd ~ wharf nov
company shall plank and keep Ii repair ct
least nftsen feet Of its way al such crossing;
aud Whenever . double trace Is constructed
scross any such wharf, said company shall
plank add keep In repair the fun thirty feet OF
it, Wy across such wharf; aud the owaers Or
occupants Of such wharf shall have the right
TO uss said right Of way ct sll times except
when trains are passing over IT.
Fiftb-Thas said railway company, Its sue
eeaaera aud assigns, shall not allow It's loco.
motives or cars to stand upon thu tracks On
any wharf along sala kailroad Avenue longer
than may be necessary 70 make switches. make
up or divide trains, or 10 receive or land pas
out the consent OF the owner or occupant +
such wharf, except IN cases Of accident or un-
Avoidsble delays.
Sixsh-fhat on or before the lsk cay Of July,
1881, said Bslilnghsm Bay Railway d NavigA-
ton Company, its successors or assigns, shall
begin the construction Of . stsadard gauge
railway 10 run from Columbia street In the
CITY OF Sea tie via the CITY Of Whafeom, or
some point near thereto on Bellfegham Bay, %
soma point on the boundary line between
Washington Territory and British Columbia.
Ssventh-That unless stopped or DELAYED By
injunction or restraining order In procuring
It's right Of way, or any part thereof, or in con-
strueting or operating any part Of is road, or
unless delayed by any unusual or exfraeFdi.
blockade, or the set Of God. said company Its
successors or assigns, shall have It's railway
e0nstruc ed and ready for operation from the
City Of Seattle 10 Whatcctn. or aome point
near thereto on Bellingham Bay, on or bsforo
the LIST day Of July, 1859, and shall extend and
complete it, line from the last mentioned
point 20 the boundary line between Washing
ton Territory and British oolumbis, Ans have
the sane ready for operation, on or before De-
eenber 81, 1890.
Eighih--said BellinghAm Bay Railway 4
Navigation Company, is SUCCESSORS and as
signs, from ana after the completion Of its
railway ~ aforesaid, shall continually operate
the same or cause It to be operated, and shall
run at least two trains on each sesular day,
tion II such railway Whsa constructed e.
herein provided from Columbia street In the
City Of Seattle to the northern terminus Of
said railway, unless prevented therefrom By
accident, unvsuAi or extraordinary oceurr noe,
storms. ifeshets. snow blockades, or the Get Of
God
Sec. 4. That the City Of SEATTLE shall retain
SIC same control over the ctr eta and alleys 10
and over which the said rAllaAy shall be laid
down - ever ether streets aud Alleya and
shall have the right 10 regulate the speed Of
trains within the limits Of the way hereby
granted, and said company shall NOT run
trains over said railway within The rnits Of
tae CITY Of seattle ~ any higher rate Of speed
thAn eight niles an hour, or a. may be here
after prescribed and limited By Ordinance.
See. S. That hereafter another railway
company constructing = standard Eusgs rail
vay 70 Seattle. .; least twenty-five miles In
length shall have the right TO the common use
u The tracks TO be laid in the way granted BY
this Ordinance. for the running Of its trains
thereon, upon the payment 10 said Bellingham
Bay RafiWay and Navigation Comeaay, its
Successors aud aeslEns,s OF such monthly or
annual rental or compensation a. may be Just
OF equitable. and subject 10 such reasonable
rules and regulations - may be cnHaistent
with the prisr rights 81 the said BellinghAm
Raw Railway and Navigation Company, and
such - shall not interfere with and impede
q transaction and dlspaten Of the business
Of said csmranv, its successors and assigns.
and In case such railway company 20 deslring
70 use suca track or tracks. cannot agree with
said B<llinRham Bay Railway and Navigation
Company upon ths terms aad compensation 70
be paid for the ass 81 said track % tracks -
Aforesaid. rsapscting the amount Of REQ al 10
be pad, or the terms. conditions or regnlAffbns
Of such use. eli such matters Of disaEreemsai
shall BE- submitted 10 arbitration, In accord
Anee with the laws thea il force In the Terri.
tory Of Washington. or State 10 Be created
thersffom, a. TIE case may be. and sneh snbnis-
sioa shall have the same force and binding ef
iect upoE the parties a. snail b provided By
said laws In osheT sases Of arbitration.
Sec 9. That In the operation o. eatd rail-
way said Beillngiam Bay Railway and Nayiea-
tion Company. tts Successors and assigns, shall
have TIE ftaht % us< scan power OF any
other motor that saia esmpAny, tis successsr
Or 1nsagns, may deem best
Sc. Z fsAt said Bsiliaehan Bar Railway
and Navtgafion Company. its Successors ana
assiens, shall have tee right 10 construct.
maintain aad operate spur1 OF aidsfracks irsm
Is mAin trseA or tracks 20 wharvoa. ware
houssa OF ether hufldisgs % either Eids Of it,
said right Of usy, and 30 % daing - eross th-
track o. tracks o. anY other railway campsuy:
provided that In no case shall aid eompany
ia saecessnrs OF aaHkan4 take o. Operate any
more lnteFrenlng space "a said Railroad
avsaue for such spar Or G4e track than NAV
- necessary 10 cross over 10 saeh uk&sf.
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